Black Squirrel has a Scary Day

We have been so happy to have our black squirrel back, but I'm not sure how long he will stay around if he has many more days like today. The morning started off with a Red-shoulderd Hawk swooping in to disturb his breakfast. The hawk didn't stay long, (and didn't actually hurt anything) but things were definately tense for a while. When things began to calm down, the squirrel made his way to a sunny spot on the fence to rest a bit... Funny, I just realized that this is the same spot where the hawk had come to roost just a few minutes before.

Just a few minutes after I took this picture, the neighbor's Jack Russell came racing outside barking and jumping at the squirrel. The poor little thing nearly fell the wrong way off the fence (ie, towards the dog), then scampered rapidly away.